Tag: Black Jazz

Kelle Patterson – Maiden Voyage (1973) (2020 Black Jazz / RGM) – 12 Days of Xmas, Day 1

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Kellee Patterson – Maiden Voyage Vinyl transfer in 24-bit/192 kHz | 300 dpi scans | Jazz, Vocal Jazz 2020 Real Gone Music RGM-1189/ Original Release 1973 Black Jazz Welcome to what might become a new tradition here: Flabbergasted Vibes’ Twelve Days of Christmas.  There’s been a ton of great music that has helped me get through the last year, and although I don’t have as much time to write about it as I did once upon a time, I’d still like to spread the word and the joy, hence this “holiday event” with some short and sweet blog posts.  In […]

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Chester Thompson – Powerhouse (1971) (2021 Black Jazz / RGM)

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  Chester Thompson – Powerhouse 2021 Real Gone Music RGM-1202 / Original Release 1971 Black Jazz This is a short (seriously short, only 27 minutes) but sweet LP from future Tower of Power and Santana organist, Chester Thompson.  Not to be confused with the drummer Chester Thompson, who toured with Genesis in the post-Peter Gabriel years and also played in Santana’s 1980’s lineup at the same time as this Chester, which caused this Chester to start using his middle initial to help people keep them straight.  There is also a song called Mr. T that predates the A-Team by a […]

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Roland Haynes – 2nd Wave (1975) (2020 Black Jazz / Real Gone Music)

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  It’s a total coincidence (or is it?) that my first two posts about the Black Jazz reissues have been by keyboardists, without any brass or reeds in their band. Weird, eh? This record, “2nd Wave” is great stuff by a one-and-done mysterious key tickler, Roland Haynes. There are actually two Fender Rhodes players here, so that should be welcomed by those of you for whom there is Never Enough Rhodes.  Not much is known about Roland Haynes, a situation that is not cleared up by the liner notes by Pat Thomas in the insert. 

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Walter Bishop, Jr – Coral Keys (1971) (Black Jazz BJ/2)

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“Coral Keys” Walter Bishop, Jr. Released on Black Jazz 1971 (BJ/2) Japanese Reissue 2005 Black Jazz/P-Vine Coral Keys 6:20 Waltz For Zweetie 5:08 Track Down 4:51 Soul Turn Around 7:18 Our November 4:10 Three Loves 5:00 Freedom Suite 7:50 All songs composedand arranged by Walter Bishop Produced and engineered by Gene Russell

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Gene Russell – New Direction (1972) (Black Jazz BJ/1)

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Gene Russell New Direction 1972 Black Jazz BJ/1 2003 CD Reissue Black Jazz BJ/1 1     Black Orchid     3:13 2     Hitting The Jug     4:42 3     Willow Weep For Me     4:48 4     Listen Here     3:15 5     On Green Dolphin Street     5:02 6     Silver’s Serenade     4:54 7     My Cherie Amour     3:01 8     Making Bread     3:21 Bass – Henry Franklin Electric bass – Larry Gates (tracks: 1, 8) Congas – Tony William Drums – Steve Clover Piano – Gene Russell Producer – Gene Russell “New Direction” is maybe […]

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